Curtain holdback



C. W. KIRSCH CURTAIN HOLDBACK Oct. 30 1923.

Filed Jan. 50. 1922 Patented Get. 30, 1923.

CHARLES W. KIBSCE, OF STURGIS, MICHIGAN.

CURTAIN HoLDsAoK. a lication filed J'anuary'30, 1922. Serial No. 532,584.

To all whom it may concern: plete structure mounted along aside edge Be it known that I, CHARLES W. KIRsoH, of the window-casing. a, citizen of the United States, residing at Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 8 showing Sturgis, in the county of St. Joseph and a similar disposition of the structure, the State of Michigan, have invented certain part shown in -,F ig. 7 being omitted. 1 55 new and useful Improvements in Curtain Fig. is a section on the line 1010 of Holdbacks, of which the following is a F ig. 9.

specification. 1 My said device comprises a curtain sup- This invention has for its object to provide porting element 1 consisting of a rod bent 10 a curtain hold-back for window casings at one end to substantially semi-circular 6 which may be turned up when not in use so form to provide a hook 2,- and bent at its as to occupy a very small space, and which is other end to provide a loop 8 in the plane of so constructed that itmay be secured to the hook 2, through which a pivotal support either side edge of a window casing or to the for the rod is adapted to pass. The rod is face th reof, a desir d, adapted, when in position to support the 65 A further object of the invention is to prolower end portion of a curtain or drape, to vide a device of the kind specified from extend horizontally and the hook 2 and loop which a part may be omitted when it is to 3 to project above the same; The loop-end be attached to a side edge of the window casportion of a rod is bent at its extreme to proing instead of the face thereof in order to vide a stop-projection 4 preferably aligned 70 save room. r with the straight portion of the rodbetween A further object of the invention is to prothe hook 2 and loop 3 which is adapted to vide a device of the character set forth in coact with the pivot and other elements here which the curtain supporting element is fricinafter named to limit the arcuate movement tionally held in any desired position and ofthe rodand supportitin substantially hor- 7 wherein the frictional resistance thereof may izontal position. c be easily and quickly adjusted. The said other coacting elements consist In the accompanying drawings illustratof a'washer, the main portion of which coming a suitable embodiment of the invention. prises a circular disc 6 of the central por- Figs-1 and 2 are fragmentary perspective tion of which is dished was to provide a 30 views of window casings equipped with ourslightly tapered portion 7 similar to a truntain hold-backs constructed in accordance cated conetoprojectintothe loop-Sandloose with the invention, onethereof being mountly fit the same to constitute the pivot on ed on the face and the other thereof on the which the rod swings; A central opening side edge of the casing, respectively. in the bottom of the central portion of the Fig. 3 is "a view in side elevation of the washer permits the passage of theshank of curtain -hold-back. a screw 8 or bolt 9 by means; of whichthe Fig. 4 is section of the same on the line washer is rigidly secured to the supporting H of Fig. 3. I element of the structure such as the side edge Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the springof a window casing or the opposed side element employed for frictionally engaging flanges 10 of a bracket'll.

. relatively movable parts for resisting rela- Associated with the washerand the loop tive movement thereof. 3 is a fiat spring 12 having an outer semi- Fig. 6 is a detail'perspective'sectionof the circular free edge-concentric with which is $5 spring. a I r e an opening '13 for the passage of the shank Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the brackof the screw or bolt and disposed in the cenet constituting the 'omittableelement of'the ter of a dished and radially-slotted portion structure when thelatteris tobe mounted on 14 projecting from one" face of the spring. theside edge of the window-casing. At the base of the latter is a. straight flat 50 ."Fig. 8 is aside elevation showing the comflange l5 projecting the opposite direc- 1 c tion from the dished portion thereof and adapted to lie in contact with the base of the bracket 11 or with the wall adjacent the side edge of the window casing and against which the stop-projection 4: is adapted to abut when the rod is in certain supporting position.

The diameter of the said central dished portion of the spring is greater than the diameter of the opening in the loop 3 and projects outwardly therefrom and against aflange of the bracket or the side edge of the window casing and into strong surface contact with such surfaces either by forcing the flanges 10 of the bracket 11 toward each other by means of .the bolt 9 as shown in Fig. 4, or by drawing the washer into the opening in the loop by means of a screw having its shank passing through the central openings in the dished and slotted portion of the spring and the, washer and engaging in the side edge of the window casing. Thus the yielding pressure of the spring may be adjusted to regulate the frictional resistance to swinging of the rod.

Where the device is to be mounted on the side edge of the window casing, as shown in Figs. 2, 9 and 10, the bracket 11 is preferably omitted and the shank of an ordinary wood-screw passed through the central openings in the main portion of the spring and in the washer and into the window casing, the position of the spring being such that the flange 1a thereof is in snug contact with the wall adjacent the window-casing. But, if desired, the bracket 11 may be retained and a long wood-screw substituted for the bolt 9, as shown in Fig. 8. In such case the base-flange of the bracket may, if desired, be secured to the wall by means of screws having their shanks passed through the perforations 15 in the ends of the base-flange of the bracket.

The bracket is, however, intended, more particularly, for use only where the device is to be secured to the face of the windowcasing, as shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4, in which event the spring and the loop 3 are disposed between the flanges 10 of the bracket and are crowded into contact with each other and with said flanges by means of the bolt 9 to adjust the frictional resistance to swinging of the rod.

While I have shown the preferred embodiment of the invention in the accompanying drawings, it will be understood, of course, that such embodiment may be changed and varied in details of construction without departing from the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A curtain hold-back comprising a rod adapted to be pivotally mounted on a window-casing for swinging from an upright to a substantially horizontal curtainsupporting position, a spring associated with said rod for frictionally resisting pivotal movement thereof, and a pivot for said rod adapted to adj ustably engage in the windowcasing and operatively engaged with said rod and said spring for securing the same and adjusting the resistant force of said spring relatively to the rod, and coacting stop-formations on said rod and said sprin for limiting the arcuate movement of said rod in one direction, said stop-formation on said spring adapted to engage the wall adjacent the side of the window-casing to prevent arcuate movement of said spring.

2. A curtain hold-back comprising a rod adapted to be pivotally mounted on a window-casing for swingin from an upright to a substantially horlzontal curtainsupporting position, a spring associated with said rod for frictionally resisting pivotal movement thereof, there being an opening between the ends of said rod, 2. cupped washer having a central opening housed in the opening in said rod, a pivot screw having a head adapted to be received in the cup of said washer and engage around the central opening therein and passing through said spring for engagement in a side of a window-casing for securing said rod and spring thereto, and adjusting the pressure exerted by said spring to yieldably resist arcuate movement of said rod, said stopformation on said spring adapted to en age the wall adjacent the side of the win owcasing to prevent arcuate movement of said spring.

3. A curtain hold-back including a curtain supporting rod provided adjacent one end portion thereof, with an openin said b end portion terminating 1n a stop-formation,

a pivot member passing through said opening, a mushroom-spring having an opening for the passage of said pivot-member and disposed to bear on said rod around said opening, a flange on said spring constituting a stop formation adapted to coact with the stop-formation of said rod to limit the arcuate movement of the latter and adapted to engage a surface parallel. with the pivotal-axis of said rod for preventing rotation of said spring, said pivot-member threaded and adapted to be operatively associated with a support for said rod to secure the latter and said spring thereto and adjust the pressure of said spring to yieldably resist arcuate movement of said rod.

4. A curtain hold-back including at ourtain supporting rod provided adjacent. one end portion thereof with an opening, said end portion terminating in a stop-formation, a cupped washer for said rod adapted to snugly fit said opening therein and being room spring having an opening adapted to register with the opening in said washer, a threaded pivot member passing through said openings, a stop-formation integral with said spring and parallel with the axis of arcuate movement of said rod adapted to engage a coasting surface to prevent rotation of said spring, said stop-formation on the latter coacting with the stop-formation on said rod to limit the arcuate movement 0 of the latter in one direction, said pivot member adapted for operative association with .a support for said rod to secure the latter and said spring thereto and adjust the pressure exerted by said spring to yieldably 15 resist arcuate movement of said rod.

CHARLES mason.- 

